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2023 Most Well Attended Theater Major in Colorado for a Bachelor’s

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228 Degrees Awarded
$24,053 Avg Salary
Most Well Attended Theater Major in Colorado for a Bachelor's

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Theater Major in Colorado for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Drama & Theater Arts is the 59th most popular major in the country with 17,341 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, drama and theater arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $23,190 and had an average of $23,522 in loans still to pay off.

Across Colorado, there were 248 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,053 and $24,927 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 228 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,670 and $29,027 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Theater Major in Colorado for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in drama and theater arts. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in drama and theater arts.

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Most Well Attended Theater Major in Colorado for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Theater Major in Colorado for a Bachelor’s”.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Northern Colorado. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Theater Major in Colorado for a Bachelor’s. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large school located in Greeley, Colorado that handed out 80 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at University of Northern Colorado

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Theater Major in Colorado for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 55 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full CU Anschutz Drama & Theater Arts Report

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Out of the 10 schools in the Most Well Attended Theater Major in Colorado for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Boulder landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Colorado Boulder is a public institution located in Boulder, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at CU - Boulder

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Out of the 10 schools in the Most Well Attended Theater Major in Colorado for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #4 spot on the list. Colorado State is a large school located in Fort Collins, Colorado that handed out 16 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Colorado State University - Fort Collins

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Out of the 10 schools in the Most Well Attended Theater Major in Colorado for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Metropolitan State University of Denver landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at Metropolitan State University of Denver

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Colorado Mesa University
Grand Junction, Colorado

Colorado Mesa University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Theater Major in Colorado for a Bachelor’s ranking. Colorado Mesa University is a medium-sized public school situated in Grand Junction, Colorado. It awarded 12 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Colorado Mesa

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University of Denver
Denver, Colorado

University of Denver came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Theater Major in Colorado for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Denver, Colorado, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s theater students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at University of Denver

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Colorado College
Colorado Springs, Colorado

Colorado College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Theater Major in Colorado for a Bachelor’s list. Colorado College is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s theater degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Colorado College

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Adams State University
Alamosa, Colorado

Adams State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Theater Major in Colorado for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #9. This small school is located in Alamosa, Colorado, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at Adams State

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Fort Lewis College
Durango, Colorado

Fort Lewis College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Theater Major in Colorado for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #10. This small school is located in Durango, Colorado, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.

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